GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fester | to generate pus |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |